Acronyms
The following acronyms found throughout the website are defined here:
Agency Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
CEAA 2012 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012
C-NLOPB Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
CSAS Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat
CWS Canadian Wildlife Service
DFO Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
EA Environmental Assessment
EBSA Ecologically or Biologically Significant Area
ECCC Environment and Climate Change Canada
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EL Exploratory License
IAA Impact Assessment Agency​
IBA Important Bird Areas
LAA Local Assessment Area
MARPOL International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships ​
MBS Migratory Birds Sanctuaries
MMO Marine Mammal Observer
MODU Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation
NL ESA Newfoundland and Labrador Endangered Species Act
PSV Project Support Vessel
RAA Regional Assessment Area
ROV Remotely Operated Vehicle​
SARA Species At Risk Act
SER Seabird Ecological Reserves
VEC Valued Environmental Component
VC Valued Component
VME Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem
VSP Vertical Seismic Profiling
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